ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,615, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to UCB BIOSCIENCES INC. (Morrisville, N.C.).

"Aqueous solutions containing purines and pyrimidines and uses thereof" was invented by Paul Glidden (Emeryville, Calif.) and Eric Scharin (Emeryville, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are compositions comprising a first heteroaryl compound and a second heteroaryl compound dissolved in an aqueous liquid. Also provided are methods of treating a patient that include orally administering such an aqueous liquid to a patient, for example, wherein the patient has been diagnosed with a mitochondrial depletion syndrome. Kits are provided that incl...